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HIDDEN LAKE COLORADO-2016: Aerial Footage Of A Large Body Of Water That Is Not

5s 4K UHD Hidden Lake, Colorado, United States 2016
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About this clip

Aerial footage from 2016 captures a large body of water in Hidden Lake, Colorado, appearing gray and murky rather than the expected crystal clear blue. Shot on home movie equipment, this 5-second clip shows a sunny day with no boats or wildlife on the water, offering a natural, unfiltered glimpse of a hidden lake's true condition. The visual contrast between expectation and reality creates a striking, contemplative moment. Ideal for environmental storytelling, nature documentaries, or creative projects exploring water quality and landscape authenticity.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits environmental documentaries, agency mood reels, travel edits, and brand films needing aerial water texture from Hidden Lake, Colorado with gray-green lake surface and no visible activity.

Tags

gray waterdirty wateraerial footagesunny dayno wildlife on the waterno boats on the wateraerialfootagelargebodywatercrystalclearbluenaturehidden lake colorado20164kbuyhome movie

Shot slate

Resolution
4K UHD
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
Location
Hidden Lake, Colorado, United States
Year filmed
2016
Published
Oct 2016

Still Frames From This Clip

One frame exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

Overhead view of gray-green water at Hidden Lake, Colorado, with soft ripples and no visible people, boats, shoreline, or wildlife.
The opening frame establishes the clip as a close aerial study of murky lake surface texture. (0:00)

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